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Horses are often bred for color and, like everything else, certain colors become a "hot" item. Several years ago, it was the Spotted Saddle Horse, a gaited horse with the coloring of what people think of as a "paint" or a "pinto," that is, black and white or brown and white. They were a novelty a...
12/04/2009
The Big South Fork National Park in Jamestown, Tennessee is so renowned for riding trails that it is often called "The Trail Riding Capital Of The Southeast," but many are actually designated as multi-use trails. The park encompasses 125,000 acres, straddling the Kentucky/Tennessee border and of...
12/02/2009
Here in Big South Fork National Park, late fall days are usually mild enough for trail riding. In fact, it is common here to ride right through the winter, with many days in the 50's and some in the 60's. At this time of year, it is not the temperature that is a concern but the waning daylight wh...
12/01/2009
While most pear trees are grown for their fruit, the Bradford Pear is grown for its shape. Although it is hardy in Zones 4-9, that is, it should thrive in most areas of the country, I had never seen it until I came to Tennessee. It has a very distinctive shape, pyramidal when the tree is immature...
11/30/2009
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Anyone who has been to this area knows about nearby Dale Hollow Lake, renowned for its ability to produce trophy smallmouth bass. In fact, the world record holder was pulled from Dale Hollow, which has produced the two largest smallmouth bass ever recorded! With 620 miles of scenic shorelines and...
11/24/2009
Deer hunting has started in earnest with the opening of the annual "rifle season" but horse trails in Big South Fork National Park here in Jamestown, Tennessee are so heavily used that hunters generally avoid this area. Trail riders wear orange and continue riding throughout the fall hunting seas...
11/21/2009
Well, rode hard, that's for sure! The weather in Jamestown, Tennessee has been so spectacular for the past few days that anyone who could be out riding in the Big South Fork has been out riding! It has been 70 degrees with no humidity, no gnats, no horseflies, just clear fall weather. The leaves ...
11/17/2009
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A couple of months ago, I put my beloved little Verizon Razr in the pocket of a shirt and then washed the shirt....with predictable results! Off I went to the Verizon store and I came out, a bit lighter in the wallet, with a Blackberry Storm. It's a so-called "smart phone" and I have to tell ya'...
11/16/2009
Someone must have put a sign in the woods that reads "Free Cat Food At 515 Trailhead Lane" because I am overrun with raccoons! I have had a raccoon every night for eight nights and not the same raccoon, either! Some nights there's more than one! My outdoor cats have to come in for "bed check" and...
11/15/2009
There's a new real estate agency in Jamestown, Tennessee but they're not "the new kid on the block." TRP has long been a fixture here in the Big South Fork area but they're expanding their real estate services beyond marketing and selling properties in The Highlands, Hitchin' Post at Hunter's Rid...
11/11/2009
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Real Estate For Trail Riders
I live minutes from the Cumberland Trailhead into Big South Fork National Park, in Spruce Creek Acres, an equestrian community that abuts the park itself. Horses are a major part of daily life here and this is a very active, supportive horse-oriented community. It is a gift to work as a realtor here, listing horse properties and selling horse properties to horse people! We joke that I've probably done more real estate on horseback than off!
If you want to "live where you love to ride," let me help you find YOUR Big South Fork horse property .